Best Budget Digicams

Best Value Camera: Nikon Coolpix L4

The biggest selling point for the cam is that it offers you 4 megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom and video shooting capabilities at a good resolution of 640x480 pixels (without sound) for a great price of Rs. 7250 only.

The L4 offers some pretty good features. It has four shot presets namely Portrait, Landscape, Sports and Night Portrait along with 11 scene modes including Party/Indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Close Up, Museum, Fireworks Show, Panorama Assist, etc. Advanced users may consider the flash a bit weak for their liking and the camera may be a bit slow when compared to the speeds offered by the higher-budget cameras. Rest assured, the Nikon Coolpix L4 is a great starter-level cam and a great option for mobile phone cam users looking for better results at a cost effective budget.

Sony Cybershot DSC-S600

If you're looking for a little better option than a complete starter level cam, but not with much of a difference in budget, then take a look at the Sony DSC-S600. It's a 6 megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom on a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens.

The camera adds some pretty good features in a little package that costs as little as Rs. 8,750. The camera does a pretty decent noise reduction even at high ISO settings, which makes it great for night shots. It igives the user a pretty good control over what he's shooting with various scene modes like Twilight, Landscape, Beach, Snow, etc. along with presets for white balance under different lighting conditions. Not to forget, it does video at VGA resolution (640x480) with sound for as long as your Memory Stick Pro can support it.